Have you ever seen immoral films? I have. According to the dictionary of American English (4th Ed. Longman), Immoral is defined as morally wrong, and not acceptable by society. Pretty Woman and Breakfast at Tiffany’s are two very immoral movie pictures. Although, they have a lot of differences; however, they are similar in three specific ways: their attraction, their poverty, and their transformation
One important similarity between Pretty Woman and Breakfast at Tiffany’s is their attraction. In Pretty Woman, Vivian is a Los Angeles prostitute with her lifestyle and a need to pay her rent meets Edward Lewis, a wealthy, a successful businessman on Hollywood Boulevard to ask for directions. She was willing to assist him, and then the morning after Edward hires Vivian to stay with him for a week as an escort for his social events. Vivian tells him that it” will cost him a lot,” and Edward accepts to give her $ 3,000 cash and access to his credit card. In Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Holly is also a prostitute, one early morning, a yellow taxi pulls up at Tiffany & Co. on Fifth Avenue in New York City, from which elegantly dressed Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) emerges. Standing outside the shop looking into the windows, she eats her pastry and drinks coffee she brought with her, and walks home to go to bed. Outside her apartment, she fends off her date Sid Arbuck (Claude Stroud) from the disastrous night before, who has been waiting in his car overnight. Later in the day, Paul Varjak (George Peppard), her new neighbor-tenant, is ringing her doorbell to get into the building. The pair chats as she dresses to leave for her weekly visit to Sally Tomato (Alan Reed), a mobster imprisoned at Sing Sing prison. Tomato's lawyer O' ...
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...terward. Back at the hotel, Edward reveals to Vivian that he had not spoken to his recently deceased father for 14 and half years. The following day, Vivian explained what happened to the store and Edward decides to go shopping with her for the events. The others are very successful. Holly, has been transformed spontaneously when she decided to stay with José da Silva Pereira (José Luis de Vilallonga), a rich Brazilian, and Rusty Trawler (Stanley Adams), a rich American.
To sum it, as has been demonstrated above, Vivian (Julia Roberts), and Holly (Audrey Hepburn) are very similar in their attraction, their poverty and their transformation. Both are able to overcome incredible obstacles to reach their goals. Despite the difference in their geographic area, Vivian (Los Angeles) and Holly (New York), have attracted many millions of fans. They deserve appreciation.
Behind every great man lies a great women. In some cases the women herself may not always be good or ideal according to society. Nevertheless it seems to add character to
[2] In this issue essay I will first discuss the history of pornography in America and the emergence of Hustler. I will then show how the movie makes the viewer feel proud of the country without letting the viewer choose if he or she is really pleased with what is being protected, pointing out the impossibility of portraying the obscene images in an R-rated film. After that, I will discuss the possible ramifications of pornography, including violence against women and children. I will then address the moral implications of a complete freedom of expression and the possible effects of promoting ignorance about pornography through the movie. Finally, I will comment on my views regarding pornography and censorship in our society.
The movie Pretty Woman takes place in Los Angeles where one of the main characters, Edward Lewis, leaves a party he was attending, finding himself on Hollywood Boulevard having to stop for directions when he is approached by a prostitute. The prostitute, Vivian Ward, offers him directions to his hotel and ends up driving him there. About to go to into the hotel, Edward decides to hire Vivian for the night and invites her inside to his room. The next day Edward asks Vivian if he could hire her for the rest of the week to which Vivian replies that it will cost him. Edward hires Vivian as an “employee” for the entirety of the week for $3,000 dollars. Giving Vivian access to his credit cards, Edward tells Vivian to purchase some new clothes so that she can change out of her street clothes. Vivian is unsuccessfu...
Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) in Pretty Woman comes from a small town in Georgia, and works as a prostitute on the streets of Hollywood to support herself. Although Vivian's social position is very low, she has a strong sense of personal dignity and independence. Even though sometimes she have to stand by the street with empty stomach to wait for clients, Vivian and her friend Kit still keep themselves from the control of pimps, and "act as their own agents". Later, at the end of Vivian's one-week business arrangement with wealthy Edward Lewis (the Prince to her dream), which culminates in love and growing mutual respect, he offers her an apartment, a car and a credit card to get her off the streets, but she refuses. For Vivian, however, this arrangement is only different in terms of "geography" and terms of payment for the "business”; between them.
One movie that stands out in particular to me is the Disney movie, The Beauty and the Beast. I watched this movie as a child and loved it. However, looking at it today it sends me a different message. In the story the main character Belle is taken prisoner by the Beast, who is very aggressive, temperamental, and controlling. Belle ends up falling love with the Beast, but I did some research on this and there are many theories that say Belle shows similar symptoms to Stockholm Syndrome. This is where a victim starts to have feelings and affection for their captor. My problem with The Beauty and the Beast, is it targets young girls and teaches them that it’s okay to stay with someone and put up with their temper and aggression as long as you love them. This again is promoting a culture where domestic violence and abuse are okay. Another popular movie today that serves as a good example would be The Twilight Saga. In the movies the main character Bella falls in love with a vampire and because of this many awful life threatening things happen to her. Bella is so obsessed over Edward, the vampire, that when he leaves her, she shuts down into a spiral of depression. This also targets young girls and makes them think they have to have a man in their life. This is a huge problem because women in abusive relationships often find it very hard to leave their partner. So if women take the advice given to us
Gender and the portrayal of gender roles in a film is an intriguing topic. It is interesting to uncover the way women have been idealized in our films, which mirrors the sentiments of the society of that period in time. Consequently, the thesis of this essay is a feminist approach that seeks to compare and contrast the gender roles of two films. The selected films are A few Good Men and Some Like it Hot.
Every film can be related back to socially significant issues that occurred during the time it was released. It’s a snapshot of the issues during that time period. Film is not created in a vacuum. As described in our textbook, film “Conveys “the temper of an age of a nation” as well as that of the artists who produces it” (Belton 22). Films tend to reflect current society, country ideals or beliefs in order for the audience to relate. Some of those techniques used include, the American dream, family, corruption, divorce, and crime. If a director decides not include current social issues than it becomes harder for an audience to relate to the film because they will not be able to connect to the characters and get into their shoes. One film that encompasses all of these current social issues is American Hustle (David O. Russell, 2013). This film is a melodrama because of the context and social issues this film deals with. American Hustle has a social significance to today’s current culture, society, beliefs and social issues through the use of the American dream, corruption, divorce, crime and family.
By definition, feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights - equality with men. The idea that women are inferior to men has been around since biblical times, and somewhat still is. Feminism is still an issue in today’s ever-changing society. There are still wage differences, occupational restrictions, and social expectations that men do not have. Two movies I feel display feminism through friendship are Steel Magnolias and Fried Green Tomatoes. Although Fried Green Tomatoes has an engaging plot, Steel Magnolias has incredible chemistry between characters, as well as witty dialogue.
This scene takes place at Ronnie’s house when both Pat and Tiffany are invited to have dinner with them. There is no dialogue in this scene since Pat is trying to figure her out by carefully looking at everything on her including her makeup, hair and dress. (24:35)
Tennessee Williams play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby are both excellent examples that demonstrate an accurate description of success or “The American dream”. The image of success in Cat on the Hot Tin Roof is based on money and family more specifically children. While in The Great Gatsby the image of success is defended by money, and opportunity (The American dream).
The capitalist ideas so prominent in the Reagan / Thatcher era are as clearly instilled in the youth of the 1980s films as their, usually middle class, screen parents. Only “Pretty In Pink” (and indirectly, “The Breakfast Club”) actually confronts class differences; in the other films, the middle class way of life is accepted as default. Almost every John Hughes film is set in affluent suburbia with the repetition of certain imagery (the big house, gardens and tree-lined quiet streets, and often a wood-paneled station wagon) with a certain population (rich, white families), which is reflected in the body of the attended, well-equipped schools.
In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," the main character is a woman who has been controlled and conformed to the norms of society. Louise Mallard has apparently given her entire life to assuring her husband's happiness while forfeiting her own. This truth is also apparent in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. In this story, Nora Helmer has also given her life to a man who has very little concern for her feelings or beliefs. Both of these characters live very lonely lives, and both have a desire to find out who they really are and also what they are capable of becoming. Although the characters of Nora and Louise are very much alike in many ways, their personalities differ greatly when it comes to making decisions regarding the direction of their lives.
Some people might say that these movies provide entertainment and transport families into the lives of princes and princesses. Many critics have said that the films have amazing soundtracks and have detailed and interesting plots. Still, however entertaining the films may be, the way women are viewed and treated outweigh any enjoyment that a viewer could have. The subliminal lessons young women learn from these films have lifelong repercussions and negatively affect the female
Pretty Woman is a modern take on the classic Cinderella story where a poor, misguided girl meets her prince and her life is dramatically changed. This film has fairy tale elements, but the biggest element in the movie is the use of sex; Vivian, the main character, is a prostitute. She meets her “prince” and is swept off of her feet, but what this really means is that she is bought for an entire week by a handsome, wealthy businessman. One would assume that he was buying her for sex, but this is not your average prostitute transaction. This movie has a lot of third wave feminism ideals.
...f women & individuality, the sense of fashion, and the passion in a sexual act distinct it from being sexually objectifying. Similarly, this type of film also needs a higher cognitive skill that could reason and reflect upon the tricky features in the entire picture.